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Oct 23, 2021 · 0:56. According to legend in Calabash, comedian Jimmy Durante and his troupe passed through the little Brunswick County town sometime in the 1940s. While there, he made friends with a young ...
Nov 24, 2009 · Watch Jimmy Durante's classic sign-off from his 1959 show, where he bids farewell to the mysterious Mrs. Calabash. Learn more about the origin and meaning of this famous phrase and the legend ...
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Sep 4, 2013 · Jimmy Durante always said \"Good night, Mrs. Calabash\" at the end of his show, but no one knew who she was. Find out the possible meanings and origins of this mysterious phrase and watch a video clip of his signature sign off.
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May 30, 2018 · "Goodnight Mrs. Calabash, Wherever You Are"...The famous singer and comedian Jimmy Durante always signed off his radio show with these famous words- but the ...
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Early on in his use of, "The Good Night, Mrs. Calabash," line, Garry Moore asks Durante who Mrs. Calabash is during the post-show sequence.
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Sep 17, 2021 · Soon afterward, Durante adopted his trademark sign-off — ‘Good night, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are!’ — for his radio show. According to Coleman’s daughter, Clarice Holden, and others, it was Durante’s anonymous tip of the hat to her mother, who died in 1989. “Not everyone accepts this theory, though….”
Jun 18, 2000 · Calabash Dreams. Q.: The gravelly voiced comic Jimmy Durante used to end his radio programs with a wistful phrase, ''Goodnight, Mrs. Calabash, wherever you are.''